On 2/12/97 5:19 pm Simon Matthews said
>Philip, check again, I think the channel islands are not part of the UK --
>ask yourself, do you have the right to move there? They do have links to
>the UK, (for example, I *think* they are protected by UK armed forces, etc)
>but they are not part of the UK or the the EU -- just like the Isle of Man.
>This is why they can have banks that can pay interest without deducting any
>tax.
I do apologise Simon, you're quite correct - the Channel Islands are a
dependant territory of the British Crown. Sadly for car enthusiasts, they
have a blanket 30mph speed limit - bit of a bummer.
In contrast, the Isle of Man (which is different to the C.I. in that it
has its own parliament, but is a British island }-I ) has NO speed
limits outside towns and villages. Maybe that's why Nigel Mansell has a
house there.
Northern Ireland (where my wife is from and a wonderful place), has the
same speed limit as England, but the locals choose to ignore it! :-)
Philip Raby
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